USDA Forest Service · Idaho
Glacier View Campground
USDA Forest Service · Idaho, United States · in Sawtooth National Recreation Area
- Sites
- 78
- Hookups
- 64 no hookups
- Season
- May 22 to September 30
- Max RV length
- 67 ft
- Drinking water
- Yes
- Restrooms
- Yes
- Elevation
- 6,545 ft
- Dark sky
- Bortle class 1
- Cell coverage
- T-Mobile none · AT&T none · Verizon none (carriers' 4G LTE filings to the FCC, 2025-12; not measured here)
- Access road
- GLACIER VIEW C.G. LOOP A (NFSR 70340A) · asphalt · high degree of user comfort
- Lake
- Sawtooth National Forest
- Nearest town
- STANLEY
- Address
- SAWTOOTH , STANLEY, ID
- Phone
- 928-537-8888
- Activities
- Boating, Camping, Fishing, Hiking, Horseback Riding, Mountain Biking, Swimming, Wildlife Viewing
63 numbered sites are mapped one by one - open the site map to pick yours.
About
Overview
Glacier View Campground is located next to beautiful Redfish Lake, beneath the Sawtooth Mountain Range, at an elevation of 6,500 feet.
Recreation
Glacier View is in the heart of the beautiful Sawtooth National Recreation Area, where outdoor activities abound.
Redfish Lake offers excellent boating, water skiing, canoeing, kayaking and fishing for rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon. Little Redfish Lake is just down the road, offering additional fishing and canoeing.
The Redfish Lake Visitor Center is within 1/4-mile, offering interpretive activities, evening programs and wildlife, geology and historical exhibits.
Facilities
The campground offers several family sites, many with views of the lake and rugged Mount Heyburn. Flush toilets and drinking water are provided. Roads and parking spurs throughout the site are paved.
Younger visitors love the campground's two playgrounds. Sandy Beach Boat Ramp is less than a mile away and an RV dump station is just over a mile away.
Natural Features
Summer wildflowers are plentiful, lodgepole pines provide partial shade and Fishhook Creek is nearby. Temperatures are cool, with an average summer high of 78 degrees and a low of 40 degrees.
Nearby Attractions
The Sawtooth National Recreation Area offers a myriad of excellent hiking and biking opportunities; an estimated 750 miles of trails crisscross the valley and surrounding mountains.
Alpine Way, Fishhook Creek, Redfish Lake Creek and Bench Lakes Trails all offer trailheads in the immediate area. The Idaho Centennial Trail passes nearby.
The Salmon River offers excellent fishing for rainbow trout, Westslope cutthroat trout and occasional hybrid cutbows and bull trout.
Popular area events include an Arts and Crafts Fair in July, and Wagon Days, Salmon Festival, Quilt Fair, and Fireman's Ball in September.
Weather, month by month
| Month | Typical high | Typical low | Coldest night | Hottest day | Years with a night below 32°F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 31° | 16° | -3° | 41° | 11 of 11 |
| February | 30° | 17° | -10° | 46° | 11 of 11 |
| March | 38° | 20° | 9° | 54° | 11 of 11 |
| April | 41° | 25° | 8° | 58° | 11 of 11 |
| May | 50° | 33° | 21° | 65° | 10 of 11 |
| June | 64° | 41° | 26° | 80° | 4 of 11 |
| July | 79° | 54° | 38° | 87° | 0 of 11 |
| August | 78° | 54° | 39° | 86° | 0 of 11 |
| September | 66° | 44° | 30° | 79° | 1 of 11 |
| October | 51° | 31° | 15° | 69° | 8 of 10 |
| November | 42° | 20° | -8° | 58° | 10 of 10 |
| December | 30° | 14° | -2° | 44° | 10 of 10 |
Mid-month figures from 2016–2026 of daily weather at this spot (ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0), in °F. Typical is the median; coldest and hottest are the extremes seen.
Nearby campgrounds
- Outlet Campground · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 22 sites
- Redfish Cabin · USDA Forest Service · 0 mi · 1 sites
- Mount Heyburn Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 4 sites
- Mountain View Campground · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi
- Mountain View Campground (ID) · USDA Forest Service · 1 mi · 4 sites
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